A phone call from an alert homeowner on Monday led to the arrest of Christopher Esteves, 27, of 445 Beaver Street Apt C48, Ansonia, for burglarizing at least one shed on Wheelers Farms Road.

The resident was home for lunch when a silver Dodge pick-up entered his driveway. The male operator exited the truck and rang the door bell several times. The homeowner kept the male under surveillance and observed him enter his garden shed at the rear of the property and look at his garden tractor. He then drove off east on Wheelers Farms Rd without taking anything from the shed.

The Orange Police flooded the area with patrol officers and detectives. While officers were speaking to the complainant, a second caller from Wheelers Farms Rd called to report a similar incident, and moments later the truck drove past the officers.

Police stopped the truck and both complainants positively identified the male. Police recovered several items from the truck. Police do not know who the owner of those items are.

Residents of the Wheelers Farms area are urged to check their garages and garden sheds for missing tools, and to contact the Orange Police if anything is missing.

Detectives will continue the investigation to determine which, if any, other shed thefts he may have been involved in.

Anyone with further information is asked to call police at 203-891-2130.

There was police activity in the area of North Greenbrier Drive on Monday.

This morning around 3 a.m., police responded to the North Greenbrier Drive area on a suspicious activity complaint.

According to police, a resident was awakened when his motion detector lights were activated. When he looked outside he noticed a male figure standing in his driveway. He yelled out and the man walked away.

Officers were in the neighborhood within minutes and called Shelton for a K9 response. The dog tracked a short distance up the road then the trail went cold leading officers to believe there was a car involved.

There is no description of the man or a possible vehicle.

Neighborhood patrols are being beefed up as there have been some thefts from unlocked cars also reported recently.

Asst. Police Chief Anthony Cuozzo said residents are urged to lock their doors and to remove all valuables from unattended vehicles.

Thieves look for cell phones, GPS units, laptops and loose change and think nothing of entering your car to get what they want.

Cuozzo said always report suspicious activity of any kind in your neighborhood.

“If you see anything that seems out of place, such as a car driving slowly down your road, an unfamiliar person walking in your neighborhood or anyone peering into cars, call the Orange Police Department at 203-891-2130 to report it, and we’ll send someone to check it out,” he said.